Director, HR Business Partner

Overview

Company description A division of Publicis Groupe, Publicis Digital Experience is a network of top-tier agencies designed to develop capabilities and solutions to enable growth and provide scaled access to the digital capabilities of Publicis Groupe in service of our clients. The Publicis Digital Experience portfolio aims to create value at the intersection of technology and experiences to connect brands and people.

We transform every brand experience to help clients navigate, develop, and activate commerce with a future-proof model for modern marketing, leveraging our expertise in consumer engagement, CRM, and commerce to power brands and empower people. We are an expanding network with more than 5,000 employees, with agency brands throughout our global offices. Publicis Digital Experience brands include Razorfish, Digitas, Arc Worldwide, Saatchi Saatchi X, Plowshare, 3

Share, and the Publicis Commerce Exchange.

The ideal candidate for this role will be a subject matter expert in the HR domain and will partner with HR colleagues and leaders to develop insights and implement people priorities.

• Be a subject matter expert in the HR domain
• Partner with HR colleagues and leaders to develop insights and implement people priorities
• Have insight into key organizational, commercial, and value drivers and their impact on people plans and solutions
• Lead organization-wide programs focused on delivering initiatives that drive employee engagement
• Partner with team and line management to ensure fairness and equity across the organization in the implementation of HR policies and programs
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence on various projects as they arise (e.g., HRIS, performance management, enterprise-wide management/leadership initiatives, succession planning, diversity & internal communications)
• Lead Talent & Performance Management at the business-unit level
• Help create and maintain a high-performance culture by supporting ongoing change and organizational restructuring as necessary; deliver programs that reward and recognize key employee capabilities, behaviors and performance
• Implement and manage the business-unit succession planning process and ensure integration with other critical people processes
• Act as a talent broker to move talent and build individual and organizational capability
• Challenge managers and leaders to adopt a performance-driven culture underpinned by strong performance management capability

• Anchor the employee engagement efforts for the business unit
• Devise and implement timely and practical interventions using critical insights from employee engagement surveys
• Drive engagement initiatives by outlining key drivers of engagement and their link to organizational performance

• Coach and build the capability of managers to be effective people leaders
• Influence managers/leaders to role model organizational values and behavioral expectations

• Develop and implement plans to resolve people/organizational issues as they arise
• Manage and resolve ER issues through objective investigation processes, ensuring adherence to employment laws and company policies
• Develop comprehensive guidance for managers on ER issues and lead on resolving complex ER issues that create significant risk

Qualifications:

• Be future-focused, inquisitive and open-minded; seek evolving and innovative ways to add value while analyzing data quickly
• Use information and insights in a structured way to identify options, make recommendations, and make robust, defendable decisions
• Be prepared to influence effectively by combining commercial and HR expertise and collaborating inclusively with peers and stakeholders
• Demonstrate determination, resourcefulness and purpose to deliver the best results
• Establish and nurture relationships at all levels across the organization
• Show courage to speak up skillfully and lead by example
• Act with integrity, impartiality and independence, balancing functional, organizational, and legal parameters
• Understand relevant employment legislation and exercise judgment within defined HR policies and procedures
• Ability to work with minimal direction and determine objectives and approaches to assignments
• Possess conflict management and resolution skills
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

The Power of One starts with our people. Our wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness reimbursements
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off including Flexible Time off, Vacation, Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holidays, and Identity days
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• Work Your World program allowing work from anywhere with a Publicis office for up to 6…